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84 lines
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Bomb 2
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The Destructor
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Materials:
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1 CO2 Cartridge - Used in BB guns - come in a pack of five - Target sells them
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for $1.50 a pack.
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2 Size D Estes model rocket engines - found in most hobby stores where model
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rockets are sold. (Any size will work but
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D's have the most powder)
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2 Solar igniters - usually come with the engines - used to ignite the bomb
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1 Bottle of fast drying model glue
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1 Scissors
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1 Funnel
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1 roll of masking tape
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1 hammer
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1 container (jar, cup, glass)
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1 20 foot wire (+ and -)
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1 6 volt (or 12 volt) lantern battery
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Procedure:
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The CO2 cartridge is the body of the bomb and when it explodes will fragment
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.. so stand back.. Metal flies!!
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If you have a CO2 BB gun then you will have many empty cartridges. For those
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of you who have never bought CO2 cartridges you will have to find some other
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way of emptying them. I have done this on accident before, simply insert a nail
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in the top of the cartridge and watch the CO2 gas come out!! Very cold if you
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let it touch you. I do not suggest doing it this way, so if possible, ask a
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friend who has a CO2 BB gun for their empty CO2 cartridges.
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Make the hole bigger:
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Once you have an empty cartridge you have to make the hole bigger, otherwise
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it is very difficult to get the explosive compounds into the cartridge. Take a
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nail and pound the hole bigger. The size of the hole is very important. If it
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is too big the cartridge will act as a rocket instead of a bomb.
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Prepare the explosive ingredients:
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Unroll the model rocket engines with a pocket knife, until you have the black
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chunk of boosting compound. Throw away the unrolling paper. You may remove the
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block of clay since this is not explosive. Powder the chunk with the hammer
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until you have fine powder. To make the fine powder, lay down some wax paper
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on the floor. Find a screen mesh, and filter the powder, leaving the big pieces
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on top and the fine powder on the wax paper. Then pour the powder on the wax
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paper into a container. After you have the two size D engines powdered and in
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the container you are ready to put the powder into the CO2 cartridge.
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Get the ingredients in the cartridge:
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Make a funnel out of paper (a floppy disk jacket works well, with the end
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clipped off) and tape it around the end of the cartridge. Slowly pour the
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powder from the container into the funnel. You may have to use a toothpick to
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help the powder through the funnel and into the cartridge. If your powder is
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not fine enough it might jam in the hole and you will have to remove the funnel
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and clear the passage. Shake the cartridge every so often until you can't hear
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the powder in there. The cartridge is now full of explosive powder.
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Prepare the igniter:
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Clip the paper protector of the igniter with a scissors and bend the wires so
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they are relatively straight. (Be careful not to break the igniter when bending
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the wires) Coat the igniter with glue except for the ends, and let it dry for a
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few minutes. Then insert the igniter into the cartridge leaving the ends
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exposed. The tip of the igniter must touch the powder for the powder to ignite.
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This should be no problem if you have enough powder in the cartridge. Put glue
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around the igniter and the tip of the cartridge and let dry.
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Connecting the bomb:
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Then bend the end wires of the igniter and connect to your 20 foot wire.
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Put tape around the end wires and cartridge. The Destructor is now ready to
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detonate.
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Detonating the bomb:
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When you have found a place to detonate The Destructor, stretch the
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wire the full 20 feet and then touch both wires to the two negative and
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positive connectors. This will send a 6 volt charge through the wire and to the
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igniter. The igniter will ignite the explosive compounds in the cartridge and
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in a matter of seconds........ BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |